newbie help wanted with installing/using netpbm through macports

[Matt]

Hi Jochen,

I did try the PPD from the website, both before and after I put the  
compiled ppmtomd executable in the /usr/libexec/cups/filters folder.

There are a bunch of other filter executables with similar names in  
that folder.  The onlything in the /usr/libexec/cups/driver folder is  
gutenprint.5.1  I suspect I need some driver like gutenprint to call  
the filter.

Thanks, I'll let people know if I get it working...

-Matt



On Jan 16, 2008, at 5:28 PM, Jochen Küpper wrote:

> On 16.01.2008, at 03:06, Matt wrote:
>
>> So I got the ppmtomd port installed, but it creates a unix  
>> executable, not a ppd.
>>
>> Because the filetype was listed as type: Filter on the source page
>>
>> http://www.openprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=ppmtomd&fromprinter=Alps-MD-1000
>>
>> I tried putting a copy of the executable in with the /usr/libexec/ 
>> cups/filters
>>
>> It doesn't allow me to select it as a printer though...
>>
>> I don't suppose you know how to go about making a ppd out of it...
>
>
> Hi Matt,
>
> some wild guessing here...
>
> Remember that I originally asked you why you did not simply download  
> the PPD from the website you gave us?
> Maybe you should download this PPD now! Then look into it and its  
> documentation, that PPD migth use the filter you just compiled...  
> Finally, use specify this PPD when you add the printer in Mac OS X.
>
> If this doesn't work you have to find and read the installation  
> instruction...
>
> Greetings,
> Jochen
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